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Both brothers testified that their father had threatened to kill them if they did not keep the abuse secret. As a result, they purchased shotguns for "protection and self-defense". They alleged that the final confrontation occurred in their home's den on August 20, 1989, shortly before Kitty and José were killed.
The Menendez brothers murdered their parents, José and Kitty, on the evening of Aug. 20, 1989, in their Beverly Hills home. Each armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, Lyle, then 21, and Erik, then 18 ...
There is no question that the brothers killed their parents, but Gascón has said the issue is whether the jury heard evidence that their father molested them, and whether that evidence might have ...
The brothers admitted to killing their parents, but contended that they did so out of fear, especially of their father, who they claimed was a violent paedophile. As evidence, the defence called ...
The Menendez brothers, born into a life of wealth and privilege, testified that they killed their mother and father in self-defense after a lifetime of emotional, physical and sexual abuse. At the ...
The day after the Freeman brothers and Birdwell were captured, on March 2, 1995, 17-year-old Jeffrey Howorth shot and killed both of his parents, George and Susan Howorth, with a hunting rifle. Howorth waited at his Lower Macungie Township family home for his parents to return and then murdered them separately. He then fled the area and was ...
On the night of Aug. 20, 1989, hours before they told police they were shocked to find their parents' bullet-riddled bodies, the brothers burst into the room where the two were watching TV and ...
Authorities were already suspicious of the brothers after they spent a total of approximately $700,000 following their parents' death, including on purchases like a $60,000 Porsche, a $50,000-a ...